The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-06-10
county sunday school convention


The 18th Annual Convention OF the Sun
day-school Association Of Columbia county
opened at 10 a. m. June 1st In the M. e.
church of Berwick. Rev. L. A. Sharetts
president, conducted Devotional exercises.
Rev. e. II. Yocum extended cordial well
come to the Convention to which W. ].
Bidleman of Bloomsbury responded. After
reading and adoption Of the minutes the
question methods of Keeping Order" was
taken up by !Rev. j. l.. Shultz of Espy,
followed by Rev. Baum of Espy. The
meeting adjourned with devotional exer-
cises.
A Bible reading by Rev. U. Meyers of
Catawissa opened the afternoon session.
After the appointment of Committees, the
Convention listened to the report of Dis
| trict vice-Presidents and schools.
The report of the Secretary read and ac-
copied. The Secretary stated in his report
that fifteen of the twenty-one organized
| townships in the county held local conven-
tions, during the year seven of them had
held two. The report of the executive
committee on the Temperance work OF the
Sunday schools during the past year read
and referred to a committee of three. The
subject of Temperance was discussed by
Rev. F. p. Manhart OF Bloomsbury, followed
by Rev. F. B. Riddle of the same place.
Mr.. Kirkeudall of Berwick then gave an
interesting sketch of the progress of Sunday
schools during the past forty years. Sever
al others gave "reminiscences of the early
Sunday schools in the county.
The meeting adjourned with Doxology
and Benedction.
The evening session was opened at 1880
with a short service of song. Miss s. M.
Harvey of the Bloomsbury State Normal
School read an able paper on the Necessity
of q Training Glass for Sunday school
Teachers. Then came stirring address
by Rev. L. X. Moore of Drew Theological
Seminary on the Possibilities of the Sun
day schools.
After singing Mr.. Lindig of Lewisbure
gave an Illustrated Lesson Talk on Genesi:
and Exodus. The excellent illustration:
| uScu WeTc his own WOTk.
Rev. A. V. Bower, of Drew Theological
Seminary then set forth in strong way
: the great object of Sunday-school work.
The report Of the committee on the TEN
perance report of the executive committee
was received and the Convention resolved
} to present it to all the papers of the county
for publication.
The meeting then adjourned with dcvo
tional exercises
The morning session, Thursday, opened
at 0 o'clock with Promise Meeting con
Quoted by Rev. A. B. Hooven of Orange
, vile. Rev. u Myers showed clearly tn
| need of more spirituality in our teaching
The Subject of Sunday school Literatur
, was opened by Rev. G. B. Dechant of Cata
wissa. An earnest discussion of the sub
ject led to the adoption of motion that
committee be appointed to examine ney
publications and submit al the next con
: vention, list of books recommended TO
. Sunday school use. An impressive addres
, on the need of Educating our Schools i
Missionary Work was given by Rev. MALTA
3 lieu of Espy.
, An interesting paper on the duty c
i teachers to visit their Sunday school scho
t ars was read by G. f. Girton Of Buckhorr
An invitation to the convention to met
5 at Lightstreet was accepted.
The following officers were elected 70
the coming year: President, E. A. Shal
etts; Vice presidents, Rev. ]. II. Derr, II
r. Bower, Rev. w. T. Galloway; Statistic,
? Secretary, A. w. Spear; Recording Secrt
: tory, Miss E. Rupert; Treasurer, Isaa
' Martz; Delegate to State Convention, "
: j. Bidleman; Alternate Delegate, Rev. :
g L. Shultz.
: Adjourned to meet at 1:30 p. m.
Meeting opened in the afternoon wit
prayer.
The election of township vice-presieent
), was followed by roll-call Of delegates, 10
were present.
2 The Tresurer's report showed goo
e condition of finances.
An address on the personal Benefits a,
t cruing to the teacher from Sunday schoc
e Work" was delivered by DR.. Mitchell.
e Paper read by DR.. Kase of Philalelph
on Methods of Sunday school work.
2 The committee on resolutions reporte
as follows:
Resolved That, as representatives of I'll
Sunday school work in Columbia Co.
l Eighteenth Annual Convention assembled
8 with devout gratitude to Almighty God fC
1 the mercies of another year. we rejoice u
gether greatly in view of continued pro
g perity in this department of our work.
n Resolved; That we recognize with car
G full favor the demands of the work to
n for greater degree of spirituality, couple
;, with personal directness in our teaching {
Gods word.
Resolved: That while we emphasize IL
fact that the great duty of every Sunda
: school organization is to promote person
al knowledge of and devout reverence fo
the word of God there is cause for rejoi,
ing in the widespread conservation of ia
: ent to the work of providing helpful Sun
y. day school literature of such varied natur
Resolred: That we regard the duty of e.
ercising great care in the selection of book
for Sunday schools library to be an impera
tive one, and that the library so selected
a valuable co-laborer in this glorious worl
= Resoiued; That we regard the person,
benefits acruing to the Sunday school work